Ugochukwu Daniel
JUNIOR SECURITY ANALYST | SOC | SIEM | THREAT DETECTION | INCIDENT TRIAGE
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About
Results-driven SOC Analyst with demonstrated expertise in threat detection, log analysis, and security operations. Proven ability to correlate 50,000+ security events in Splunk SIEM to identify account-compromise patterns. Built custom IDS detection rules achieving 100% detection rate. Certified in Google Cybersecurity and actively developing advanced SIEM and threat-hunting capabilities through hands-on lab projects and professional training.
Experience
IT Support Personnel (NYSC Corps Member) at Transmission Company of Nigeria (2023-09 – 2024-09)
- Resolved 95%+ of technical support tickets within SLA, managing 150+ monthly requests across 10 regional offices
- Implemented proactive system monitoring reducing network downtime by 30% through early issue escalation
- Conducted security audits identifying 15+ configuration gaps; documented remediation steps reducing vulnerability exposure
- Digitized critical business records (1000+ documents), reducing retrieval time by 40% and improving compliance documentation
SOC Analyst Training & Hands-On Development at Neo Cloud Technologies (2025-11)
Completed structured SOC analyst training covering SIEM operations, incident response, and threat detection
- Developed Python and Bash-based threat detection tools processing 5,000+ security events with 80% automation improvement
- Developed Splunk SIEM lab achieving 50,000+ log correlation for SSH brute-force detection (40% faster investigation)
- Created Suricata IDS threat detection lab with 4 custom detection rules and real attack simulation
Mastercard Cybersecurity Job Simulation at Forage (2026-06 – 2026-06)
- Applied phishing detection methodology; identified 12+ threats indicators targeting staff
- Documented findings and recommended targeted security awareness procedures
Deloitte Australia Cyber Job Simulation at Forage (2026-06 – 2026-06)
- Analyzed web activity logs identifying suspicious patterns in simulated breach environment
- Recommended containment and response actions based on incident severity classification
